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  1. Neil

    Neil Well-Known Member

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    My first decent car was a Mk2 8v GTI too. Golf ball gear knob, Pirelli wheels, gunmetal grey, one previous owner. Classic. After building up to buying that car after years of **** bangers, I was gutted to sell it a couple who bought it as a gift for their 18 year old son. Spoiled bastard.
     
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  2. Makemstine Roger

    Makemstine Roger Well-Known Member

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    i have hand built 4 lotus sevens now and know them inside out, my current car is 590 kilos with a 2.4 honda turbo, 0 to 60 3.3 secs and a top speed of 240 kilos per hour love them use it all the time
     

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    Always wanted to builds kit car like that. I just don't have the time! Looks a cracker though mate
     
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  4. mackemwelder

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    Do you race them Rog?
     
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  5. mackemwelder

    mackemwelder Well-Known Member

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    Excellent cars mate and always regretted parting with it but it was time to go.
     
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  6. Blunham Mackem

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    Wow! Awesome Roger!!!
     
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    cool motors Rof. But how do you do 240 kilos an hour?
     
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  8. Makemstine Roger

    Makemstine Roger Well-Known Member

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    the engine chipping and mapping program tells you that's what it is capable of, too **** scared to try it, cant afford to loose my licence and don't want to go to the Nurburgring to do it. happy with the traffic light grand prix, there's not law that i know of tells you how fast you can go to reach the speed limit allowed
     
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  9. Makemstine Roger

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    nah mate need an fia licence to do that, just happy to build and enjoy the most fun you can have with your clothes on boys toys.
     
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  10. Commachio

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    You certainly need a full stop in that last bit Rog.
     
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    Makemstine Roger Well-Known Member

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    this phone and its predictive text, im nearly as bad as you mate when pissed...............<laugh><laugh><laugh>
     
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  12. Commachio

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    Nearly. But at least people can understand what you have written.


    Anyhow ya cars sound topper. Love to have a go in one.
     
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  13. Makemstine Roger

    Makemstine Roger Well-Known Member

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    car mate not cars, each one i've built is better than the one before and there is always a market and a hot one for sales
     
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  14. Commachio

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    So you are making coin out if this?

    Top man
     
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  15. Makemstine Roger

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    i do mate, costs me about 6 grand to build, sell for around 14 they go like hotcakes, but i build because i've worked in the car industry all my life since leaving the forces, and love the little blighters
     
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  16. Commachio

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    Plus you love it.

    Excellent stuff. Nowt better.
     
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  17. mackemwelder

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    Always fancied building one of those things. I've been in one as a passenger and you are bang on, absolutely wicked things, fast as **** with acceleration to beat any 911.
     
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  18. Makemstine Roger

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    then look up a tiger you get everything in the kit except engine and you can fit a bang up to date modern engine with discs all round abs heated seats the lot but you have that much fun you dont need a stereo
     
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    What sort of price you looking at for a kit mate?
     
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  20. Commachio

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    He mentioned 6k to build. Not sure if thats for everything.
     
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